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Go read a legal textbook - as opposed to legislation or a contract.

They're really quite easy to understand in contrast to computer science or physics texts. I read them for fun.

Judicial opinions are commonly easy to read, especially supreme court opinions.

My point is that maybe it's not so hard to pass the bar.

It's really not. People used to pass the bar without ever going to a law school.

The entire profession has been captured by educational institutions. It's a posterchild for what tech should not allow itself to become.

It is still possible, here and there to "read law" to qualify oneself to take the bar examination. It is definitely rare these days.

Caryl Chessman - The Birdman - passed the bar after reading the law in Alcatraz.

I've met some attorneys that I don't regard as being very bright. I don't think that's ever been the case for anyone I've ever met with a graduate physics degree.

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